Kyūkei-san Wanna Take a Break !

Another perspective: Meena

I'm Meena. I live in the city, 13 years old.

I live with my father, my mother, me and my brother Milco.

My brother went crazy two months ago. It's getting worse... the pharmacist my father gave me money for said it was a difficult disease.

He was kind enough to tell me the details of the illness and how to cure it. A characteristic mushroom that you can immediately see. But... they're in a dangerous forest, and they don't have what they need right away.

He said he wanted you to wait until the adventurer took it... but he never took it. Nobody, they don't collect much money, they're plain, and they don't do dangerous work.

One younger brother has been close for a long time. He followed me all the time, but when the slime came out, he came forward and beat me. My younger brother is still smaller than me, but I'm sure he'll grow up to be a trusted brother.

My sick brother... really seems to suffer every day. Even so, when I go nearby, it laughs at me that it's okay. To me... you're such a waste of time, my good brother.

You protected me, brother, Milco.

This time, I 'm--

----I jumped out unbearably.

"I wonder if it's around here... or if it's still ahead..."

I knew the mushroom was in the monster, but it went into the mountain.

Very well. Many times I thought of my angry father and mother's faces, and I thought I'd come back if it wasn't too late to wait for the adventurer.

But... when I remembered my brother's face, I didn't feel like going back.

I feel like I'll never see you again unless I help you now.

Walk, walk, walk in the mountains.

How far have you come?

It was like a miracle that I didn't meet a monster. I've been looking for mushrooms. Where, where...?

Yes, I've been looking all over for you.

I've been looking down.

Unalerted.

"It's unusual for a kid to be here."

That's why I didn't notice.

"Ah... ahh..."

A big man with a different vibe than a man who can clearly be seen in the city.

I didn't meet a monster. But... I've encountered something more dangerous.

"You look pretty good. Can this... be used as a hostage?

"My head! Let's get you out of here!

"Oh, what an unexpected pickup. You're lucky today... okay, keep him tied up."

"Ah, come on, head!

Definitely, people who have heard some stories in the city, dangerous.

I was tied up with a rope without resistance.

Tied to their mouths with cloth, and brought into the cave behind the mountain. I can't believe there were so many scared people so far away...

I don't know what to do, I'll never come for help. Besides, if someone seems so strong even if they come here, they'll be in retribution...

Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. Mirko, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I didn't think about it...

"Hehe, you look like a kid, but you've grown up pretty well."

"Would you like it before the ransom?

"Hey... I'm just getting tired of Baba in the caravan passing through the mountain road."

"Girl, it hurts ~... gufu, gufu"

I'm kind of having a frightening conversation.

Would you like me?

Do I hurt?

What the hell is going on...? But I'm sure they'll do something very unpleasant. I hate to do this... but on the contrary, even if you're alone with such a large number of people, you can't win... you can't escape...

"You guys, be careful. I can't use it if I'm dead."

A big man in a helmet grabs the rope that ties me around. And with one arm... no, what a force... I lifted it so uselessly...

When I was trembling... I suddenly saw the atmosphere change.

"Who is it?! Intruder... what?!

"Hey, what... hey, ah, it's the devil! The devil is here!

"Gather around! Gather around! I'll kill him!

Devil? What the hell...!?

Ah, demon.

There is a demon.

Blue face. There's a red light in the black eyeballs, obviously not human.

I saw it for the first time.

It's the first time I've seen it, and at a glance I know it's the devil.

"Bandits?"

"Hey, let's talk!

And we're having a conversation. It's not just a monster.

"I hate to bother you... but don't worry about it."

From there, it was unilateral.

When I slap him with my light hand, the big man screams too much. And I'm holding my arm down.... definitely, it's broken.

Looking at that, I loosened my mouth... laughing and checking to my satisfaction. The moment I saw his face, the men started screaming all at once.

Scary... scary, scary...!

When I opened my eyes, all those strong men broke their arms. Don't tell me... you broke your arm at the same time in an instant just by tapping it with your hands...?

Two, it's too strong...

Why is this happening?

Did I do such a bad thing?

Was it so scary?

From there, the bandits went out with their weapons in one hand, distorting their faces to the pain of one arm.... me and the devil will stay in the room.

The devil.

The devil is looking at me.

And he looks at me and approaches me.

I'm scared

Scary, scary, scary!

Looking closer, I'm really scared! Black eyes, red light. And unusual strength!

I'm pulling off that sturdy rope that I couldn't move at all. Hmm, what a force, when you're shaken by such a hand, your head is like a ravioli...!

"... ah, ah... don't kill me...!

We have to run...!

"My hips are falling out... why is this powerful demon here..."

It's not moving... why are you moving...?!

What did I do...?!

"... hey, talk to me."

"Hyi!

My voice....! He's looking at me! The devil is trying to talk to me!

But when I was trembling with despair... the demon leaned behind me... and somehow looked very sad.

"... I know what it's like to be scared... but I'm a demon...?... it looks like this... yes, just in case... I saved you.... when you react like that... that's exactly how it goes..."

----What?

……

I'm slowly calming down.

Speaking of which, why did these demons defeat those men? And... why didn't you kill him?

Killing this demon should have been obviously easier.

And me.

Why did you rip off my rope?

Why haven't I been attacked?

Look at the demon sitting flat with his red hair hanging down in front of him.

... what did this demon say?

"I saved you.

... yes.

This demon is helping me incredibly.

Self-declaration that you helped me.

There's one more thing I'm curious about.

"... I know what it's like to be scared... but I'm a demon...?

It's as if you care that you look like a demon.

It's just... I don't like the way you look like a demon.

This demon... demon tribe...

... aren't you a bad demon...?

I was... kind of like a girl who got scolded... and this guy didn't look like he was going to do anything painful or unpleasant to me.

... You're about to show courage.

"... ah, um..."

The demons are shaking their shoulders and watching me afraid.... it's a small figure that doesn't seem to be the same as the demons who were struggling with overwhelming power against the big guy just now.

"Um, uh, you... you saved me...?

"... that's what I'm going to do."

Answer weakly. I knew it.

"That's right... well, thank you..."

When I said that, I felt relieved.... I'm kind of holding my index finger at the corner of my eyes while closing one eye.

----Eh!? No way...!

Are you crying now!?

You cried because I was scared!?

After that, I didn't look scared anymore.

I spoke with this demon. I don't know why, but it seems that this demon tribe is on the human side.

That big guy... bandits, but he didn't want to kill them. But the reason was even more surprising.

"Even if they were humans, they were bad people, so I wanted to regenerate them. I was careful not to kill him because he seemed healthy and I was hoping that he would start working seriously if possible."

After judging good people and bad people, soldiers in such a city didn't kill bad people because they wanted to regenerate them.

It's so much nicer than a human being. I don't know why anymore.

I don't know... this guy is so decent. You may be more decent than a bad person.

The story made my brother sick. I told him about my brother's illness, about coming to pick mushrooms, and about being attacked there.

"[Manual]"

That's what the Demon Clan said, and suddenly he's blurred. When I asked him what it was, he seemed to be seeing something that only the Demons could see.

That said, I showed you the status now. The status is obvious. While I said I could see it, I looked at its contents... and I was really surprised.

"BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE, BE...!?

"... ahah... have you seen me... yes, I'm Belphegor"

Oh, it was a real big demon...! The symbol of evil, Bellefegor...!

And I also saw the letters underneath.

Lv: 9999

... human beings... do not exist in the same dimension as us...

Can I tell you that this is evil to destroy?

City Adventurers are Level 10 and 20. A rank is 40. It is said that there are more than 60 S-ranked people, and I think the brave ones were more than 100.

When I first heard about it, I thought the brave man was amazing.

But...

Because it is more than 100, what is it?

The presence in front of me is 9999... 10,000... two digits different.

Moreover, there must be seven sins... of course there must be seven.

Seven great demons of the brave, two digits high.

This... this isn't how we can win in a place like this, where all of humanity has suffered.

But even that fact blows up in the next conversation.

"... rather than you, I think you should call me Tamae because I prefer her name."

"... Mr. Tamae?

"---! Mm-hmm!"

Tamae Kagami, of the Berfegor race, who appeared when I looked at the status. It's a Berfegor, but it's kind of another country's name.

And when I read it in my name, I kind of shook my body with great joy, and I smiled as if the letters "Lunlun" appeared everywhere.

Is this your worst enemy?

The great sin of destroying humanity?

It's impossible.

Besides, I say something even stranger.

"It's only recently that I was made into a species called Bellefegor."

This demon tribe seems to be a great lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy, and one day it suddenly turned into a Bellefeld goal!

"It's not bad to say 'cuckoo-san' to yourself about me, is it?

His nickname is Break! Cucumber!

How interesting it would be to be the most powerful demon in such a desperate way! I totally like this person's personality.

When I call you Cuki-san, it's swollen like a child, but I'm really glad that you're talking to me with a nice mouth right away.

What a cute person I am, I will be happy too.

"Well, yes, you were sick. [Creator: Clear Elixir]"

Suddenly, Cuki-san used magic. I said I could get some medicine. Immediately afterwards, they make potions that they know very well.

When I murmured about the impact of making as much as I could, I was also surprised.

"I think it's going to confuse the human city... so this is our only secret, right?

For the sake of the economy of human society, I want you to keep your abilities secret. What a worrying thing about Cuki-san, people doing business.

Why are you so familiar with humans? It's strange.

I've talked to you so far, I thought.

What an amazing person I met.

A lucky encounter like gathering all the lucky ones since I was born. At the same time... I know that you would have been seriously hurt by lying down on your first face.... I've been reflecting.

"Thank you for everything. And... I'm sorry I got scared at first."

"I think it's normal to be scared, and I didn't recognize you either... but I'm glad you apologized. You're a good boy.... Speaking of which, what's your name? I wonder how old I am."

That's right.

"Ah, yes! My name is Meena and I'm 13 years old, thank you."

Meena-chan! Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you. There are a lot of monsters out there, so I'll take you near the city. "

Whatever you do, I'm here to help.

And then Kyuki-san went back to where the bandits lived... and took a break, laughing.

"Thank you, Cuki-san!

I broke up with Kyuki-san, regrettably.

... I wish I could see you again.

When I returned to the city, my parents first narrowed me down.

Apologizing, my parents hugged me when they complained that they couldn't bear not going to pick up the ingredients for Milco because they were in danger.

It was warm.

... yes, medicine!

I showed my father and mother the medicine. I got help from a kind person and told him that he gave me this medicine when I talked about my illness.

My parents were suspicious... of course. I don't know if it will work, it's a mysterious medicine.

I tried to tell her that I really wanted to use it... and suddenly I heard a distressing voice from the back of the house.

- Milco!

Milco is suffering...! I'm already at my limit...!

Your mother will be ready to receive the medicine. And... I gave Milco that medicine.

The moment I drank it, Milco was quiet and asleep.

... did it really work?

I don't know. Now, believe in the medicine... Cuki-san, I'll wait for Milco.

The next morning... Milco woke up. Besides, I was standing up normally. It's like... it was a lie that I've been sleeping with.

Milco!

"Oneechan, I'm fine.... did you use expensive medicine?

Yeah, it's for you.

And then Mom came, and Dad came, and he looked at Milco and hugged him.

For the first time in two months, the whole family is fine.

The disease... seems to be completely cured.

That's good... that's really good...!

My father asked me.

"Did you hear what you got?

"What... was that?

I have to make sure that Cuki-san doesn't get in trouble. I have to hide the amazing magic of that creature...

"Uh, elixir."

"Elixir... is he the elixir of the finest cure traded in gold for injuries that cannot be cured by King's City Exposure!?

"Eh!? Such a precious medicine!? Uh, uh, I think it was a clear elixir, that's exactly what he said."

Cuki-san, I thought you made amazing medicine, but it looks like you really made amazing medicine.

... a great demon who cures human illness.

I'm really a strange person, Cuki-san.

I'm scared of that mountain road... but I'd like to thank you.

It seemed to be the same for your father, mother, and Milco.

"I don't think I can give you anything that's worth it, but I'd like to thank you. Hey, Meena, didn't you get your name?

And I realized something terrible.

"I only remember the nickname...."

I felt like it was the name of someone from another country, but I completely forgot.

The name... "Cuki-san" was too interesting and shocking.

"Eh, so ungrateful...."

"Chi, no! The nickname is too impressive! It's cuckoo!

Cucumber-san?

That's why I talked about Kyuki.

The place called Bellefegor is lying down... it's not human, but it's very strong and gentle, but it's incredibly lazy, and I've been told by everyone that it's called "Mr. Cucky".

Everyone in my family is listening to me. Eventually, everyone laughs at the story.

"It's like you're taking too many breaks and you're nicknamed Kyuki-san."

"I'm sure you're famous enough to accommodate Elixir, but I'm sure you'll find him."

I don't think I can find it.

Oneechan, I'd like to thank you for seeing Cuki-san too.

"Well, I don't know where it is either... but in time."

I lied.

I would also like to thank Kyuki-san once again. I'd like to see Milco too.

Will Mirko accept Kyuki?

I hope you'll accept it.

And I realized.

Cuki-san's name is fixed on the whole family. I really forgot my name.